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News Flash
The Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the 2003 National
Assessment of Adult Literacy (9/6/2006)
Results from the Health Literacy component of the 2003 National
Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) were just released. The health
literacy findings are based on the first large-scale national assessment
designed specifically to measure the health literacy of adults living in
America. This report measures health literacy among American adults
including their ability to read, understand, and apply health-related
information in English. 
 
Findings include:
*	The majority of American adults (53 percent) had Intermediate
health literacy. Fewer than 15 percent of adults had either Below Basic
or Proficient health literacy. 
*	Women had higher average health literacy than men. 
*	Adults who were ages 65 and older had lower average health
literacy than younger adults. 
*	Hispanic adults had lower average health literacy than adults in
any other racial/ethnic group. 


To view the reports and for more information, visit
<http://nces.ed.gov/naal> http://nces.ed.gov/naal
 
Jaleh Behroozi Soroui
Education Statistics Services Institute (ESSI-Stat)
American Institutes for Research 
1990 K Street, NW Suite 500 
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202/403-6958
email: jsoroui at air.org
 
 
 
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